The unclued lights, including one of two words, comprise two adjectives and six nouns. All share a common origin and are confirmed in Chambers.
Across
11 Prelude not quite within 24 hours (7)
12 Seen dancing without my extra turns (7)
14 Kind of horse judge impounds (6)
16 Number in Bow with many sponges (9)
18 Short cassock could make gear for bishops (6)
20 Good ruler following pro criminal (6)
22 Tailoring dress with a rag is concerning (9, two words)
23 Weaken son in place to study novel (7)
24 Return of prongs I change in Tonga (6)
25 Not half curt in state of disunity (6)
28 Horse eating this person’s pepper (7)
31 Honest guy about to put down building material (9)
34 Port that is pink (6)
35 Name for female Nazis holding list (6)
37 Work offering you new terms? (9)
38 Scot’s late, having passed westwards (4)
39 French author, poor one penning a film (6)
40 Where butter may go, with lots of luck (7, three words)
41 Crushed melon with thanks for seed pods (7)
Down
1 Quarrels very loudly, interrupting girl briefly (5)
2 Establish showering after cycling (7)
3 Coach Carter attentive no longer (6)
4 Fundraiser or lawn parties around America (7, two words)
6 Spanish woman best without clothing (4)
9 Worked briefly, inclined to waste time (6)
10 Like individual maintaining one slur (9)
17 Forbid storing recipe for roughage (4)
19 Cut length in quarry with forethought (10)
26 Month with a bit of cloud cover (4)
27 Daughter in snowmobile to run off (7)
29 Sage from e.g.
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